|
Context of Culture: Islam - The Moroccan Experience
Apr 11, 2008
about
event details
register
bios
Event Location
Rio Salado College
Rio Conference Center
2323 West 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281
480-517-8540
see campus map
 |
This workshop has been approved for 4.5 hours of Faculty Professional Growth Credit.
You must attend the entire day to receive credit.
Context of Culture:
Islam
The Moroccan Experience
Presentation now available.
A Faculty Development Workshop
Lunch will be provided
Friday, April 11, 2008
Rio Conference Center
Rio Salado College
2323 West 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281
9:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
featuring...
Abdullahi A. Gallab, Ph.D.
African and African-American Studies
Department of Religious Studies
Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Arizona State University
Dr. Khalid Chegraoui
Professor of History and Political Anthropology
Institute of African Studies
Mohammed V University (Souissi), Rabat, Morocco
Global Engagement: The Muslim World
The Maricopa Community Colleges District is pleased to offer our learning community the opportunity for professional growth and global engagement through participating in this faculty development program on Islam. As a one day program, this Dialogue Day is intended to enhance MCCCD faculty with a more acute understanding of the Muslim world, as presented by Abdullahi A. Gallab, Ph.D., and Moroccan historian, Dr. Khalid Chegraoui. By focusing specifically on Islam, faculty will begin to develop an awareness of issues relevant to the Muslim world, including the importance of its culture, political environment, history, and social issues.
This event is part of an on-going focus on Islamic studies within the Maricopa Community Colleges and is sponsored by the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction, the MCCCD Office of International & Intercultural Education, Mesa Community College, Paradise Valley Community College, and Scottsdale Community College.
Agenda
9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Presentation by Abdullahi A. Gallab, Ph.D., Islamism from Hasan al-Bana to Bin Laden: An Overview.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Presentation by Dr. Khalid Chegraoui, Political Islam in Morocco.
About This Series
This MCLI Dialogue Day will build upon a foundation of previous MCCCD programs and activities held in recent years that have enhanced the awarenss of Islam and the Muslim world within the Maricopa Communit Colleges.
We invite you to participate in this series and to benefit from the presentations from key experts in the field of Islamic Studies. An application for 4.5 hours of Faculty Professional Growth credit is pending approval. You must attend the entire day to receive credit.
Objectives of This Series
-
To develop and/or strengthen cross-cultural awareness, understanding, and expertise of Islam in general and Morocco in particular.
-
To better understand the distinct cultural identities within the Muslim world.
-
To develop an historical and contemporary awareness of the Muslim world and its politics and social issues.
-
To provide content for faculty to use to develop and expand their discipline with an Islamic perspective.
More Information
José C. Velasco, Director
Department of International and Intercultural Education
Maricopa Community Colleges District
(480) 731-8259
jose.velasco@domail.maricopa.edu
Kathryn Howard, Project Coordinator
Department of International and Intercultural Education
Maricopa Community Colleges District
(480) 731-8022
kathryn.howard@domail.maricopa.edu
Faculty Professional Growth
This workshop has been approved for 4.5 hours of Faculty Professional Growth Credit.
You must attend the entire day to receive credit.
|
